The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-08-18
A MENpNENT 70 THE CONSTITUTIONS

A VI ENDN ENT To TIL CONST1TUr rIDN
a proposed to the citizens Of this Common.
wealth TOR their approval or rejection by Tho
General Assembly ol the Commonwealth o
Pennsylyania. Published by ordor of the See
rotary Of the Commonwealth. In pursuance o
Article NNIlI OF the Constitution.
Joint resolution ptOpc'ing an smo ndment 10
the constitution of the common Soaith
SECT ION !. lie il resolved by the senate ard
House OF representatives of the Common wea lth
If Pennsylvania In General Assembly met, that
the following is proposed as an amendment OF
the nstituti u Of tho commonwealth Of Pom.
rylvanla Ia accordance with the provisions Of
the eighteenth article thereof
AMENDMENT.
Strike out from section one. OF article eight
tue lOur qualifications for voters which reads
as flllows
"lt twenty two years OF age or upwards. lie
shall have pal l, within two years a state or
county tax, which shall have been assessed at
least two months, aud paid at least one month
before the electicn,' 80 that tho section which
reads as lollowf:
"Evory male citizen, tweniy.'ne years OF age
possessing the following qualifications, shalt
lie entitled 10 vote at all elections
Second. lie shall have resided in the state
Que year tor H. having previously boon quail.
ned eloCtOr or native born citizun OF the state
he shall have removed therefrom and returned
thcp six mOnths Immediately preceding the
election.
Third. He shall have resided In tho election
district where he shall offer to vote at least
two months Immediately preceding the olec'
tion.
Fourth. Iftwcnty.two yoars OF are or up.
wards, he snail have paid, within two years, q
state or county tax, which shall have boon as
scssoi at least two months, aud paid at lcast
one mouth before tho electien," shall be
amended, oas o read as follows:
Every mate citison twonty zone years OF age
possessing tue following qualifications. shall
be entitied to vote at tho pOlii ny place OF the
election district Of which he sh III at tho time
be u rosident aud not elsewhere
First. lie shall have been cltlzon Of the
United ) ate3 at Toast thirty days.
Spguul. llo ghall hHNa resided I'm tho m
one year (Or II, having previously been a quail
he'd eicctor or nbtivo born citizen OF the state
no shall have removed thereirom ana returned
then six montGs) Immediately preceding Tho
election.
Third. He shall have resided in tho election
district where he SHAH onoe 10 vote At least
thirty days immedlat ly preceding The election
The Legislature, at the session thereof mex
after the adoption Of this section, shall, and
| from time to time thorcait-r may, enact lawl
| to property enforce this provision.
| Fourth. Every male citizen of tho ago o
twenty-oue years, who shall have been u citi
zen for thirty days AMI an inhabitant Of till
state one car next preceding an election, OK
| ccpt at municipal elections, aud Tor tho las
thirty days a resident of the election dlsiric
In which he may offer his vote, shall 10 entitled
to vote at such election in the election dis,ric
| Of which ho stall at th' time To a resident an,
not elsewhere for all officers that now are OF
| hereafter may he elected by the people ; Pro
vldcd. Ihst ia time of war no clcctOr IN thl
| actual u ltary service of tho State or of tn
shall be deprived OF his vote by reason of hi
absence from such election district, and th
ieFislaturc shall have power to provide til
msnncr IN which and the timo aud place Il
lwlich such absont electors may voto, and iU
tito return and canvas OF lhoir votes In tn
el, cton district in which they respectively re
side.
fifh. For the purpose OF voting, no perso
| shall be deemed to have gained or lost u resi-
d'nce by reason Of his presence or abst ne
while employed In the service OF tho Unite
States or the state nor while engaged In ia
lnayigAtiun of the waters OF tho State or OF til
high seas, nor while a stud out of any college o
seminary Of learning, nor whilo kept at an
almshQuse T public instltution. except the iu
M 49, . = ~ SsAi&.~ Assa ~ ~ rd-Ind
soldiers ami sailors, who for tho purpose o
voiiuE, shall bo deemed to reside in tho cleo
ton district whore said homo is located Law
shall be M. do fer Hscertaiuipg, by prope
proofs the cltzons who shall be entitled /
tho right ut suilrag 20 hereby established.
| 4 true copy Of the Joint resolution
| CHARLES W. STONE,
Secretary ofthe Commonwealth.